What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21997 and 22017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21997 and 22017 is 1.

GCF(21997,22017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21997 and 22017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21997 and 22017.

How to find the GCF of 21997 and 22017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21997 and 22017. After we will calculate the factors of 21997 and 22017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21997

Prime factors of 21997 are 21997. Prime factorization of 21997 in exponential form is:

21997 = 21997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22017

Prime factors of 22017 are 3, 41, 179. Prime factorization of 22017 in exponential form is:

22017 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 21997

List of positive integer factors of 21997 that divides 21997 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 22017

List of positive integer factors of 22017 that divides 21997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 179, 537, 7339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21997 and 22017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21997 and 22017 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 21997 and 22017